Not compared to what they gave for their share of FaceBook. I have never understood that buy. May be Microsoft see something that I do not see. May be it can be compared to Google's buy of YouTube, that in my view was a much better buy.

1. It is not always easy to figure out Bill Gates thoughts / long term strategies. Did MS only buy traffic and part of a network when they bought Facebook? Does it indicate a long term strategy to buy the whole company? Then MS may have made that potential take over very expensive since FaceBook now has a solid funding.
2. If Microsoft want to compete with Google, Fast and their staff may be a better / more valuable buy.
3. Traditionally when a company buys another, they buy customers, know how, goodwill etc.
4. Who are FaceBook's and Fast's customers? What are their know how and Goodwill? And in the case of FaceBook MS did only get a minority post. With the buy of Fast, MS got their know how.
5. Private conclusion: Fast a much better buy for MS than their minority share of FaceBook.

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